50 Fun Facts About Wwe 2k

Which fast-food icon can be played in WWE 2K18 through the attire templates in Create-A-Wrestler?

Colonel Sanders was added as part of a product placement deal with KFC, the chicken chain he founded.

Which film character was the pre-order exclusive for WWE 2K16, promoted with a trailer re-enacting a famous bar scene?

The Terminator came in two versions, from the original film and from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the trailer.

Which wrestler turned Hollywood star is the cover athlete of WWE 2K14, which launched the WWE 2K name?

The Rock's cover was unveiled on Raw in June 2013, and the main story mode replays nearly three decades of WrestleMania matches.

Which wrestler became the first woman on a WWE 2K cover, crashing through a glass ceiling in the WWE 2K20 trailer?

Becky Lynch shared the cover with a male co-star, the first time a WWE game had more than one cover star since WWE All Stars in 2011.

Which Puerto Rican rapper was a playable pre-order bonus character in WWE 2K23 and later got his own edition?

Bad Bunny's edition arrived in October 2023 and added the attire he wore for his match at Backlash 2023.

Which YouTube star joined WWE 2K22 in the final DLC pack, alongside Rob Van Dam and LA Knight?

Logan Paul arrived in The Whole Dam Pack on July 19, 2022, the last of five packs sold with the Season Pass.

Which wrestler was cover star and soundtrack curator of WWE 2K15, then returned to front WWE 2K23?

John Cena's return came with a Showcase recreating key moments of his career, and the WWE 2K15 album had two exclusive songs by him and Wiz Khalifa.

Which Attitude Era icon is the WWE 2K16 cover star, shown digging a title belt out of the desert?

Steve Austin also anchors the Showcase mode, which runs from his 1996 King of the Ring final to his match at WrestleMania XIX.

Which rapper and singer was named executive producer of the WWE 2K22 soundtrack and later became playable DLC?

Machine Gun Kelly's own music sits on the soundtrack beside Wu-Tang Clan, Motörhead and The Weeknd, and he joined the roster in the final DLC pack.

Which NFL tight end and WrestleMania 36 host became a playable character in 2K's arcade-style WWE spin-off of 2020?

Rob Gronkowski, then with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was added in November 2020, days before NBA guard Damian Lillard.

Which wrestler fronts the WWE 2K25 standard edition, a game whose Showcase is built around his Bloodline family?

Roman Reigns was revealed as the cover star on Raw in January 2025, and the Showcase also features Rikishi, Yokozuna and The Usos.

Which wrestler is the standard edition cover star of WWE 2K24, which celebrates forty years of WrestleMania?

Cody Rhodes also features in the game's WrestleMania-themed Showcase, whose historical matches run up to his title bout at WrestleMania 39.

Which wrestler fronts WWE 2K26, fourteen years after appearing alone on the cover of WWE '13?

CM Punk was announced by Michael Cole during the 2026 Royal Rumble kickoff show, and he narrates the Showcase about his own career.

Which masked high-flyer is the cover star of WWE 2K22, whose Showcase opens with a 1997 match against Eddie Guerrero?

Rey Mysterio's Showcase runs from Halloween Havoc 1997 to a 2020 tag team match fought alongside his son Dominik.

Which wrestler is the sole cover star of WWE 2K17, revealed in a trailer in June 2016?

Brock Lesnar's Suplex City was the setting of an online minigame that revealed the roster, and career-mode players can come face to face with him and his advocate.

Which wrestler is the cover star of WWE 2K18, shown burning down a WWE warehouse in the reveal trailer?

Seth Rollins vandalises and burns a fictitious warehouse in Stamford, Connecticut, and a second trailer has another star search the ruins.

Which wrestler fronted WWE 2K19 and its Million Dollar Challenge, whose finalist earned a match against him?

AJ Styles headlined the contest: players had to clear a 15-opponent tower, and a tournament decided who would face him for the million-dollar prize.

Which wrestler has his own mode in WWE 2K14, where players can face him at any WrestleMania arena?

The Undertaker stood at 21 straight WrestleMania wins when the game came out, and the mode is harder than anything in earlier WWE games.

Which legend hand-signed the art card in the WWE 2K15 collector's edition, which also held his Funko vinyl figure?

Hulk Hogan's edition was limited to 25,000 copies and included a piece of the ring canvas from his March 2014 appearance on Raw.

Which faction gives its name to the premium edition of WWE 2K22, which adds Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx?

New World Order, or nWo, content in the edition also includes manager Eric Bischoff, two classic arenas and a Wolfpac title belt.

Which publisher released the series from its 2000 debut until its bankruptcy, before 2K took over with WWE 2K14?

THQ collapsed in January 2013, and the staff who made its WWE games moved across with the licence.

Which Japanese studio developed every game in the WWE 2K series, from WWF SmackDown! in 2000 to WWE 2K19?

Yuke's is named after its founder's high school nickname, and for seven years it owned a majority of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Which California studio, best known for NBA 2K, became sole developer of the WWE 2K series with WWE 2K20?

Visual Concepts had co-developed the wrestling games since 2014, and is based in Novato, the same city as its publisher.

Which company acquired the WWE video game publishing rights in 2013 after the previous publisher collapsed?

Take-Two confirmed the deal in February 2013, kept the developers who had built the series, and released its first WWE game that October.

WWE 2K18 is the only main-series WWE 2K game released for which console, in a port criticised for technical problems?

Nintendo Switch owners got the port in December 2017, limited to six wrestlers in the ring where other versions allowed eight.

Which late wrestler was honoured with a themed reissue of WWE 2K24 and a tribute DLC pack?

Bray Wyatt's edition bundled a tribute pack that added a new version of The Fiend, his Eater of Worlds persona and an updated Uncle Howdy.

Which streaming company's games arm released a mobile edition of WWE 2K25 for Android and iOS in October 2025?

Netflix made it the first main-series WWE game on phones since the mobile version of WWE 2K15.

Which powerhouse was the WWE 2K17 pre-order bonus, arriving with two versions of himself and the Halloween Havoc arena?

Goldberg was announced in the game's debut trailer in May 2016, and his pack also unlocked the Monday Nitro arena.

Which wrestler returned as the WWE 2K18 pre-order bonus, his first WWE game since SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Kurt Angle was revealed in a trailer in which he finds a pair of his boots in the ashes of a burnt-out warehouse.

Which WCW legend was the WWE 2K15 pre-order bonus, playable in two versions from different eras of his career?

Sting came in his black-and-white Crow look and as a blond surfer, and both characters were also bundled into the collector's edition.

Which WrestleMania VI headliner was announced in July 2013 as the pre-order exclusive character for WWE 2K14?

Ultimate Warrior returned a year later with a career-retrospective Showcase of his own, sold as downloadable content for WWE 2K15.

Which former UFC fighter was confirmed in July 2018 as the second pre-order bonus character for WWE 2K19?

Ronda Rousey returns in WWE 2K20, whose Showcase ends with her three-way title match at WrestleMania 35.

Which wrestler's career is the subject of the WWE 2K19 Showcase, ending with a fictional match against his past self?

Daniel Bryan appears as 11 different character models across the mode, the first Showcase since a DLC one in WWE 2K17.

Which group of women's wrestlers is the subject of the WWE 2K20 Showcase mode?

The Four Horsewomen mode spans 15 matches, from an NXT Women's Championship bout to a title match at WrestleMania 35.

Which legend is the theme of the WWE 2K19 collector's edition, which holds a plaque with fabric from his robe?

Ric Flair's edition also unlocked the 1983 Starrcade arena and the robe he wore at WrestleMania XXIV as in-game attire.

Which WWE executive's nickname provides the name of the King of Kings Edition of WWE 2K26?

Triple H confirmed the edition himself by posting a promotional video on X in January 2026.

Which wrestler shares the cover of the WWE 2K24 Deluxe Edition with Rhea Ripley?

Bianca Belair and her cover partner each received alternate outfits as perks of the Deluxe Edition.

Which manager revealed the WWE 2K25 cover star on Raw and hosts the WWE 2K25 Showcase mode?

Paul Heyman shares the standard edition cover with the star he announced, and he is a selectable general manager in WWE 2K24.

Which Scottish wrestler headlines the WWE 2K26 pre-order pack, which adds him as a playable character?

Joe Hendry's pack also carried themed attire and digital items for two of the game's online modes.

Which management mode returned in WWE 2K22 after a 14-year absence, letting players draft a roster and book shows?

MyGM revives the old GM Mode, last seen in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, and hands each manager $2.75 million to spend in the draft.

Which online hub mode, modelled on The City from NBA 2K, debuted in WWE 2K25 to criticism of its microtransactions?

The Island has a Samoa-inspired setting, is played with custom wrestlers, and was left off the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.

Which card-collecting mode debuted in WWE 2K22, with weekly events and player cards from throughout WWE history?

MyFaction has players assemble a wrestling stable by collecting, managing and upgrading wrestler cards.

Which match type made its WWE 2K series debut in WWE 2K23, having been in development since before WWE 2K22?

WarGames was made possible by the engine reworked after the troubled 2019 game, the creative director said.

Which wrestler was the sole cover star of WWE '12, the 2011 game that dropped the SmackDown vs. Raw name?

Randy Orton had shared the SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 cover with four other wrestlers two years earlier.

Which defunct rival promotion became a playable brand in the general manager mode of WWE 2K23?

WCW arrived alongside NXT 2.0, and the mode gained another defunct rival, ECW, a year later.

Which veteran commentator returned to call the Showcase matches in WWE 2K16 alongside Jerry Lawler?

Jim Ross and Lawler were WWE's main announce team in the late 1990s, the period the cover star's Showcase revisits.

Which returning wrestler's WWE 2K23 model was altered before release after fans criticised her entrance footage?

Lita's base model reused an attire seen in the games since 2015, so 2K reworked the face and added a 2006 version of her.

Under which title were the early games of the WWE 2K series sold in Japan, up to SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006?

Exciting Pro Wrestling ran to seven entries published in Japan by the developer itself, until a WWE lawsuit over sub-licensing ended the arrangement.

Before WWE 2K20, who was the last woman on a WWE game cover, appearing on SmackDown vs. Raw 2007?

Torrie Wilson appeared on the NTSC cover with four male wrestlers, and had also featured on Here Comes the Pain in 2003.

Which match option, absent since SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, did WWE 2K25 bring back to the WWE 2K series?

Intergender matches let men and women wrestle each other, and the following game extended them to every core mode.